Sonakshi Sinha: Won't Talk About My Weight

A new avatar, a new Sonakshi Sinha. We chat with the freshly-minted star after her acting whammy in Lootera.

A new avatar, a new Sonakshi Sinha. We chat with the freshly-minted star after her acting whammy in Lootera.

You’ve surprised everyone with your acting chops in Lootera.I’m pretty excited with the reviews. It’s my most challenging role so far. I’m fond of Vikramditya Motwane, I loved his first movie Udaan. If you look at Lootera he’s only upped the ante that much higher this time around. He’s gone against all odds and stretched his capabilities. I want the film to do well just for his sake. Besides, it’s so different from what I usually do.

How different was your experience working with Vikramaditya Motwane?Vikram, Ranveer Singh and I come from different schools of thought. They believe in method acting. I’m the spontaneous sort. I’ll only act when the camera comes on. Vikram wouldn’t understand that about me, I would find it hard to translate what he meant. We were literally pulling each other’s hair out by the end of every scene. It was fun learning from a different perspective. It felt like I’d gone back to school. It was a whole new world for me. Vikram always wanted us to be in character. It was a set that followed timings strictly. We rarely got to dilly-dally between shots. If he said 20 minutes, he meant 20 minutes. Good thing was that we knew we’re going to pack up on time. I’ve never seen such a disciplined set in my life. Such a refreshing change!

Ranveer and you are like chalk and cheese.Oh yes! We’re completely opposite. I wouldn’t rehearse beforehand. He likes to get into preparations and stresses too much about every scene. Before a crucial scene, I’d be chilling out while he’d be wondering what was I doing moments before a difficult scene. But once the camera came on, what Vikram got from both of us was pure magic.

How did you deal with the stark difference in personalities?Ranveer’s extremely energetic and sometimes that energy is infectious. I’m equally calm. I’ll be happy if you leave me alone in one corner. But it was nice to have someone like Ranveer around. Especially for a film like Lootera. With the situations that we were stuck in, his 24/7 upbeat nature only helped us survive. I’m glad we had it this way.